Distributer for powdered material.



F. C. HELBING.

DISTRIBUTER FOR POWDERED MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 20, I916.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

Fi OZO UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK C. HELBING, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNOB, OF ONE-FOURTH TO PETER GEITH AND ONE-FOURTH .TO CHRISTIANSCHLICKEB, BOTH OF ROCHESTER,

NEW YORK.

DISTBIBUTEB FOB POWDERED MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. BING, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Distributersfor Powdered Material, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to distributers for powdered material andmore particularly to the type adapted to agitate the material in orderto permit the same to pass through small discharge orifices, the presentconstruction being designed for use by barbers for discharging powderedsoap. An object of this invention is to provide a construction whichwill prevent waste by discharging an amount equal substantially to thatrequired for shaving one person. A further object of the invention is toprovide a container which is adapted to be used with or without asupporting means. Still another object of the invention is to provide animproved supporting means. A still further object of the invention is toprovide an improved agitating means.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:--

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the container showing thelatter carried by a supporting means;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22, Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of one of the attaching brackets andone of the split rings, respectively; and V Fig. 5 is a 1perspectiveview of the agita ing and disc arging means removed from the container.

The container embodies an open-ended cylindrical portion 1, and aflanged end wall 2 connected to the portion 1 by a bayonet joint 3, andadapted to act as a support for the container when the latter isinverted and removed from the supporting means to be described. This endwall is also removable in order that the container may be filled.

without removing it from the supporting means. An end wall 4 is providedat the opposite end of the container of concavoconvex formation having asurrounding flange 5 which connects with the portion 1 by a bayonetjoint 6. This concavo-convex Wall has a plurality of discharge orifices7 which are adapted to be closed by a cover plate 8 having orifices 9movable into and out of register with the orifices 7. To sustam thecover plate pivotally in position, a hollow pivot member 10 is provided,connectmg the cover plate 8 and the end wall 4.

For the purpose of agitating the material wlthln the container, there isprovided an agitator and distributing device comprising a shaft 11having its end 12 journaled in the hollow pivot 10 and its opposite endJournaled in the cross piece 13 to be hereinafter described. Extendingradially from the shaft 11, are substantially U-shaped arms 14, thelower portions of which operate in close proximity to the orifices 7 andtend to agitate the material in such a manner as to cause it to dropthrough the orifices provided, of course, the cover 9 is open.

The cross piece 13 is preferably formed of sheet metal and has its ends15 bent laterally and fastened at.16 to the flange 5. The opposite sidesof the cross piece may be turned inwardly at 17 to provide guides, andon these guides operates a slide 18 which is extended through the flange5 to the exterior of the container and is provided with a finger piece19. On the slide 18 a rack 20 is provided which meshes with a pinion 21on the upper end of the shaft 11. A spring 22 is secured at one end toan upwardlyextending arm 23 on the cross piece and has its other endsecured to an upwardly-extending arm 24 on the slide. By thisarrangement the spring normally tends to project the slide to the limitof its outward movement and yields when the slide is pushed inwardly.

With the end in view of protecting the operating parts of the agitatorand distributer, a cover or casing 25 is employed which has a top wallprovided with diverging surfaces 26 so as to prevent the lodgment ofmaterial on the top of the cover. The ends of this cover or casing arespaced from the flange 5 of the end wall 4t so that the container member1 may be engaged by the flange. Packings 27 and 28 are located at theend walls to prevent the entrance of material below the cover while thesides of the cover have two flanges 29 and 30 which interlock with thesides of the cross piece 13, the flange 30 being shorter than the flange29 in order that it may slip over or ed the cross piece, but will holdthe cover in position against accidental displacement.

The supporting means embodies preferably two split rings 31 and 32, eachhaving hooks 33 at its ends for engagement with a supporting bracket.Each bracket pref erably is formed from a single strip of sheet metalhaving an attaching portion 34 from which two arms 35 extend, each armhaving an outwardly-extending portion 36 formed with aninwardly-extending hook portion 3? for engagement by a hook 33. Eachinwardly-extending hook portion has its upper portion beveled at 38 andits lower portion bent inwardly at 39 to provide a rest for the hook orthe ring.

In using the invention, either end wall is removed to fill thecontainer, which may be supported on the end wall 2 or by the supportingmeans. The latter hold the container 1n a position with the end wall 4downwardly, each split ring 31 having its two ends detachably engaging asupporting bracket. To discharge the materia, pressure is applied to thefinger piece 19 to move the slide 18 inwardly. This transmits motions tothe shaft/11 causing the agitating arms 1 1 to sweep over the openings 7in one direction, the spring 22 moving the slide 18 in the oppositedirection when the finger piece 19 is released, so that the arms-1dswing in the opposite direction. With this constructiononlysubstantially the required amount of soap is discharged when theagitating means is operated once. The agitating means is housed so as tobe protected against the powder, and it is so located that it does notinterfere with the discharge of the material. Either end of thecontainer may be opened and. the agitating means is carried entirely byone of the end walls.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A distributer for owdered material, comprising a container aving aplurality of discharge openings, a closure for said openings, a hollowpivot connecting the closure to the container, and an agitator arrangedwithin the container and having a shaft turning in said pivot.

2. A distributer for powdered material, comprising a container having aremovable flanged .end wall provided with discharge openings, a crossplece having its ends bent in one direction and secured to the flange ofthe end wall and its sides bent to form guides, and spaced at its sidesfrom the flange of the end wall to permit the material to pass about itin order to reach the discharge openings, a slide guided between theguides and having an operating portion extending through the flange ofthe end wall, and an agitator having a shaft iournaled in the end walland the cross piece and operated by the slide.

.3. A distributor for powdered material comprising a container, aflanged end wall removably secured to the container and provided withdischarge openings, a cross piece secured at its end to the flange ofthe end wall and spaced from the flange of the end wall to permit thematerial to pass about it in order to reach the discharge openings,guides extending longitudinally of the cross piece, a slide movable onsaid guides and extending through the flange of the cover, and anagitator mounted between the end wl al and the cross piece and moved bysaid s 1 e.

4. A distributer for powdered material comprising a' container having anend wall provided with discharge openings, a cross piece within thecontainer spaced from the side walls to provide passageways by which thematerial will reach the discharge openings, an agitator having a shaftjournaled in the end wall and the cross piece, a pinion on the shaft, aslide guided on and longitudinal of the cross piece, extending to theexterior of the container and having a rack cooperating with the pinion,and a cover inclosing the upper side of the cross piece to prevent theclogging of the operating parts by the contents of the container.

5. A. distributer for powder comprising a container, a flanged end wallfor the container provided with discharge openings, a cross piece havinglaterally-turned ends secured to the flange of the end wall andinwardly-turned guides along the sides thereof spaced from the flange ofthe end wall to permit the material to pass about it in order to reachthe discharge openings, an agitator having a shaft journaled in the endwall and the cross piece, a slide movable between the guides of thecross piece and extending through the flange of the end wall, a rack onthe slide, a pinion on the shaft of the agitator, engaged by the rack,aspring connecting the cross piece and the slide, and a cover for theoperating parts secured to the cross piece with its ends spaced from theflange of the end wall, the cover having that wall thereof disposedtoward the top of the container, provided with diverging faces.

6. A distributer for powdered material sides of the container so thatthe material may pass to the discharge opening, an agitator journaledinthe cross piece and arranged between the latter and the dischargeopening, operating mechanism for said agitator supported by and mountedon said cross piece, and having a portion extending 1 t0 the exterior ofthe casing, and a cover for said operating mechanism.

FREDERICK C. HELBING.

